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BREAKING NEWS: US aircraft strike Islamic militant artillery fired near US personnel in Iraq. NEW DELHI (AP) - The Pentagon says two U.S. fighter jets dropped bombs on Islamic militants in Iraq towing artillery outside Irbil near U.S. personnel. Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby says two F/A-18 jets dropped 500-pound bombs on a piece of artillery and the truck towing it. President Barack Obama authorized such airstrikes Thursday when the Islamic state militant group advanced on Irbil, in northeastern Iraq, where U.S. military trainers are stationed.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 13:13:46 +0000

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